Russian Civilization in the 20Th Century

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Department & Course Number Russian 90B Course Title Russian Civilization in the Twentieth Century Indicate if Seminar and/or Writing II course

1 Check the recommended GE foundation area(s) and subgroups(s) for this course

Foundations of the Arts and Humanities • Literary and Cultural Analysis X • Philosophic and Linguistic Analysis • Visual and Performance Arts Analysis and Practice

Foundations of Society and Culture • Historical Analysis • Social Analysis

Foundations of Scientific Inquiry • Physical Science With Laboratory or Demonstration Component must be 5 units (or more) • Life Science With Laboratory or Demonstration Component must be 5 units (or more)

2. Briefly describe the rationale for assignment to foundation area(s) and subgroup(s) chosen. This course has been a GE in the above category since 1985 (first as Russian 99B, more recently as Russian 90B). When I started teaching it as a Writing II course, Russian 90BW, it remained a GE course. Unbeknownst to me, however, Russian 90B was dropped from the GE list. I did not discover this until last year, when because of reduced funding, I could not teach it as a Writing II course and offered it as Russian 90B. The content of Russian 90B and Russian 90BW is identical; only the writing assignments differ. All I am requesting is that Russian 90B be reinstated as a GE course. Because I will be teaching it in the spring, I would appreciate your acting on my request as soon as possible.

3. "List faculty member(s) who will serve as instructor (give academic rank): Michael Heim, Professor Do you intend to use graduate student instructors (TAs) in this course? Yes No X If yes, please indicate the number of TAs

4. Indicate when do you anticipate teaching this course over the next three years: 2010-2011 Fall Winter Spring X Enrollment Enrollment Enrollment 25 2011-2012 Fall Winter X Spring Enrollment Enrollment 25 Enrollment 2012-2013 Fall X Winter Spring Enrollment 25 Enrollment Enrollment 5. GE Course Units Is this an existing course that has been modified for inclusion in the new GE? Yes No X

Page 1 of 3 6. Please present concise arguments for the GE principles applicable to this course.

General Knowledge The course first gives a historical, “factual” introduction to Russia in the twentieth century, then uses works of literature to flesh out the facts. The emphasis is on showing how the historical and literary approaches complement each other.

Integrative Learning Authors of the eadings include both Russians and Westerners. The goal is to compare the different assumptions and conclusions each group brings to the subject matter.

Ethical Implications Another goal is to compare the ideologies of the US and the USSR, especially the bases for moral decisions in the two societies.

Cultural Diversity The USSR was a multicultural society but in a way fundamentally different from the US. The course highlights the differences and their ramifications.

Critical Thinking The course challenges the students to go beyond the clichés about both societies they are likely to have brought with them. It stresses the importance of cause and effect in history and creativity in the arts.

Rhetorical Effectiveness The two papers mirror the two halves of the course: the first requires them to expound on a political concept, the second to give a close reading of a literary text.

Problem-solving Students are told on the first day of class that a major part of the final will consist of an essay on how the US and the USSR deal with ideology. They therefore do all the readings with that issue in mind.

Library & Information The first paper requires the students to use at least one web source and one print Literacy source in their research.

(A) STUDENT CONTACT PER WEEK (if not applicable write N/A) 1. Lecture: 3 (hours) 2. Discussion Section: N/A (hours) 3. Labs: N/A (hours) 4. Experiential (service learning, internships, other): N/A (hours) 5. Field Trips: N/A (hours)

(A) TOTAL Student Contact Per Week 3 (HOURS)

(B) OUT-OF-CLASS HOURS PER WEEK (if not applicable write N/A) 1. General Review & Preparation: 1 (hours) 2. Reading 8 (hours) 3. Group Projects: N/A (hours) 4. Preparation for Quizzes & Exams: 1 (hours) 5. Information Literacy Exercises: N/A (hours) 6. Written Assignments: 1 (hours) 7. Research Activity: 1 (hours)

(B) TOTAL Out-of-class time per week (HOURS) 12 GRAND TOTAL (A) + (B) must equal at least 15 hours/week 15 (HOURS)

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Page 3 of 3 Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures Michael Heim University of California at Los Angeles Spring 2010

Russian Civilization in the Twentieth Century Russian 90B (Humanities A32, TTh 12:30-1:45)

Books Available at the ASUCLA Bookstore Clarence Brown, ed., The Portable Twentieth-Century Russian Reader (Penquin) Geoffrey Hosking, The First Socialist Society:A History of the Soviet Union from Within (Harvard)

Readings Available on Reserve at Powell Library Poetry packet (Osip Mandelstam, Vladimir Mayakovsky, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Joseph Brodsky) Excerpts from Yevgenia Ginzburg’s Journey into the Whirlwind Alexander Solzhenitsyn, A World Split Apart (The Harvard Speech) Excerpts from Dmitry Shostakovich, Testimony Excerpts from Julian Huxley, Heredity East and West: Lysenko and World Science Andrei Sakharov, “Open Letter” and Valery Soifer, “Andrei Sakharov and the Fate of Biological Science in USSR”

Week Reading 1 Hosking, Chapters 1-5 2 Hosking, Chapters 6-10 3 Hosking, Chapters 11-13 4 Midterm Yury Olesha, Envy in Brown (245-378) 5 Poems in Brown by Anna Akhmatova (113-15), Boris Pasternak (167), Osip Mandelshtam (183-86), excerpts from Nadezhda Mandelshtam's Memoirs (403-12) plus all materials in the poetry packet 6 Excerpts from Yevgenia Ginzburg, Within the Wirlwind Excerpts from Varlam Shalamov, Kolyma Tales in Brown (418-37) 7 Excerpts from Georgy Vladimov, Faithful Ruslan in Brown (539-71) 8 Alexander Solzhenitsyn, “Matryona’s Home” in Brown (435-80) Alexander Solzhenitsyn, A World Split Apart 9 Hosking, Chapter 14 Excerpts from Dmitry Shostakovich, Testimony Excerpts from Julian Huxley, Heredity East and West “Open Letter” and “Andrei Sakharov” 10 Review

The course will be graded on the basis of a midterm (15% - date to be announced in class), a final (45%), and two short (three-page) papers (20% each). The first paper will consist of an extended definition of one of the concepts listed on the back of this sheet. You will consult at least two secondary sources, one print (other than Hosking) and one online. The second paper will consist of a close reading of a passage from any of the works of literature we are reading. The first will be due on 27 April, the second on 27 May. The final examination will take place on Tuesday, 8 June from 3 to 6.

Students wishing to enroll in an honors section will see me at the end of the first week of lectures. Honors work will include separate class meetings and two short (three-page) papers.

All students are welcome to come to office hours (Tuesdays and Thursdays 1l:30-12:20) in Humanities 316. See me after class or e-mail me ([email protected]) to make an appointment for another time.

A note on names. You should be familiar with the names of the main leaders (Lenin, Stalin, Khrushchev, Brezhnev, Gorbachev, Yeltsin, Putin) and of all the writers in the syllabus.

While reading The First Socialist Society, concentrate on the concepts on the back of this sheet. They will be discussed during the first weeks of class. I suggest you make an index card for each and add to it whenever the term reappears. Bolshevik Menshevik 1905 Revolution soviet Duma Provisional Government February Revolution October Revolution Civil War (Reds vs. Whites) war communism Cheka/GPU/NKVD/KGB/FSB USSR nomenklatura NEP kulak kolkhoz collectivization socialism in one country five-year plan communal apartment Stakhanovite Socialist Realism purges show trials gulag Nazi-Soviet Pact Great Fatherland War siege of Leningrad Stalingrad Yalta Conference cold war iron curtain cosmopolitans (Doctor’s Plot) Twentieth Congress personality cult de-Stalinization rehabilitation thaw Hungarian Uprising 1956 sputnik Prague Spring 1968 dissident movement samizdat/tamizdat détente third wave of emigration glasnost perestroika Russian Federation Chechnia privatization shock therapy oligarch

UCLA Course Inventory Management System - Course Revision Proposal

Course Revision Proposal

Russian 90B Russian Civilization in the 20th Century Requested revisions that apply: Renumbering Title Format Requisites Units Grading Description Multiple Listing: Add New Change Number Delete Concurrent Listing: Add New Change Number Delete CURRENT PROPOSED Course Number Russian 90B Russian 90B Title Russian Civilization in the 20th Century Russian Civilization in the 20th Century Short Title RUSSIAN CVLZTN-20 C RUSSIAN CVLZTN-20 C Units Fixed: 4 Fixed: 5 Grading Letter grade or Passed/Not Passed Letter grade or Basis Passed/Not Passed Instructional Primary Format Primary Format Format Lecture Lecture - 3 hours per week Secondary Format Secondary Format None None - 0 hours per week TIE Code LECS - Lecture (Plus Supplementary Activity) [T] LECS - Lecture (Plus Supplementary Activity) [T] GE No Yes Requisites None None

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Description Lecture, three hours. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 90BW. Lecture, three Survey of literature, theater, cinema, television, press, music, and arts. Emphasis on contemporary period, with constant reference to Russian and early Soviet antecedents. hours. Not open P/NP or letter grading. for credit to students with credit for course 90BW. Survey of literature, theater, cinema, television, press, music, and arts. Emphasis on contemporary period, with constant reference to Russian and early Soviet antecedents. P/ NP or letter grading. Justification By making this course to satisfy GE requirement, greater number of students will benefit from taking the course. Revision was approved by department chair, Professor Ronald Vroon. Syllabus File syllabus r90b spring 2010.doc was previously uploaded. You may view the file by clicking on the file name. Supplemental Information Effective Winter 2004 Spring 2011 Date Department Slavic Languages & Literatures Slavic Languages & Literatures Contact Name Jay Jang E-mail jjang@humnet. Routing Help ucla.edu

ROUTING STATUS Role: FEC Chair or Designee - Mc Clendon, Muriel C. ([email protected]) - 53918 Status: Pending Action

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Role: L&S FEC Coordinator - Soh, Michael Young ([email protected]) - 45040 Status: Returned for Additional Info on 1/24/2011 4:23:21 PM Changes: TIE Code Comments: Routing to Vice Chair Muriel McClendon for FEC approval

Role: Department/School Coordinator - Jang, Hyun Woong ([email protected]) - 53856 Status: Approved on 1/24/2011 4:21:56 PM Changes: TIE Code Comments: As a student affairs officer in the department of Slavic, I, Jay Jang, confirm that dept. chair Prof. Ronald Vroon has approved this course revision.

Role: Department/School Coordinator - Jang, Hyun Woong ([email protected]) - 53856 Status: Approved on 1/24/2011 4:14:51 PM Changes: TIE Code Comments: As a student affairs officer in the department of Slavic, I, Jay Jang, confirm that dept. chair Prof. Ronold Vroon has approved this course revision.

Role: L&S FEC Coordinator - Soh, Michael Young ([email protected]) - 45040 Status: Returned for Additional Info on 1/24/2011 4:09:21 PM Changes: TIE Code Comments: Hi Jay - this course requires dept chair approval

Role: Initiator/Submitter - Jang, Hyun Woong ([email protected]) - 53856 Status: Submitted on 1/24/2011 3:47:18 PM Comments: Initiated a Course Revision Proposal

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